WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
23 October 2008 
 
 (08-5124) 
Council for Trade Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
 
SWITZERLAND 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 17 Octobe r 2008, from the Delegation of Switzerland is 
being circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement.   
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I. INTRODUCTION 
1. In paragraph 11.2 of the Decision on Impl ementation-Related Issues and Concerns 
(WT/MIN(01)/17), adopted in Doha on 14 November  2001, developed country Members reaffirmed 
their commitment to provide enterprises and in stitutions incentives to promote and encourage 
technology transfer to least-developed country Me mbers ("LDCs"), pursuant to Article 66.2 of the 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).  In its Decision (IP/C/28) of 19 February 2003, the Co uncil for Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights (Council for TRIPS) agreed that developed country Members shall submit annually 
reports on actions taken or planned in pursuance of their commitments under Article 66.2 of the 
TRIPS Agreement.  Furthermore, it was agreed that new detailed reports shall be delivered every third 
year and that updates shall be provided in the intervening years. 
2. According to this obligation, taking the D ecision of the Council for TRIPS into account, 
Switzerland herewith submits its annual report which is a second update of the report of 2006 
(IP/C/W/480/Add.3 of 13 October 2006).  The repor t reflects all new relevant developments in 
Switzerland. 
3. Switzerland's understanding of "technology tran sfer" includes, in addition to incentives and 
activities directed at the provision of technical equi pment in the industrial sector, capacity-building in 
LDCs, technology transfer in the health sector and development of administrative institutions. 
Switzerland provides incentives in numerous sectors a nd is actively engaged in the field of training 
and research activities contributing to sustainable development in LDCs.  Switzerland believes that 
assistance in sustainable development of LDCs should be comprehensive and not be limited to certain 
areas. 
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  II. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF INCENTIVES 
FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
4. There are mainly two Swiss government agencies involved in the provision of incentives, 
either directly or indirectly, for Swiss as well as for other developed country Members' enterprises and 
institutions to engage in activities involving technolog y transfer to LDCs.  These two agencies are the 
Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic 
Affairs (SECO).  They are jointly responsible for the formulation and implementation of Swiss 
international development cooperation policy.  While the SDC assumes the overall coordination 
function in matters pertaining to developmen t, SECO is the competent centre for economic 
development and the integration of developing a nd transition countries into the world economy.   
5. Another agency involved in technology transfer  activities in Switzerland is the Swiss National 
Science Foundation (SNSF).  Acting on a mandate issued by the Swiss Federal Government, the 
SNSF supports research inside and outside universities and fosters young scientific talent.  On an 
international level, the Swiss National Science Foundation aims with its research programmes to 
make a positive contribution to sci entific research in relevant areas of the world and to promote 
research cooperation between these areas and Switzerla nd.  At present, the Swiss National Science 
Foundation has a project in collaboration with th e SDC focused on research partnerships with 
developing countries, encompassing seve ral projects in LDCs (see Annex II). 
III. LEVELS OF SWISS ACTIVITIES PROM OTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO 
LDCS 
6. Switzerland's activities and incentives regarding t echnology transfer aim to increase the flow 
of technology to developing countries and to build  up capacities, which enable beneficiary countries 
to assess, adopt, manage and apply technologies.  The activities supported by the Swiss Government 
embrace projects at the bilateral,  regional and multilateral levels. 
7. SECOs and SDCs activities relevant to Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement are carried out 
under the Swiss Official Devel opment Assistance Progr amme (ODA Programme).  The Swiss ODA  
Programme includes bilateral, regional and multilatera l initiatives and is primarily aimed at a selected 
group of priority countries in Latin America, A frica, Central and South East Asia and Southeastern 
Europe.  Many of the projects contract Swiss as we ll as other deve loped country Members' enterprises 
and institutions to provide thei r knowledge and technology in assis ting the development of human 
capital, infrastructure and private sector enterprises in LDCs. 
8. At the multilateral level, Switzerland contributes to a variety of technical assistance trust 
funds with the World Bank Group and the regional development banks.  These funds are available to 
project managers of these banks seeking funding for technical assistance and technology transfer.  
Besides cooperation with these financ ial institutions, Switzerland is al so engaged in the development 
projects of many other international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the 
United Nations Industrial Devel opment Organization (UNIDO), the World Intellectual Property 
Organization (WIPO), the United Nations De velopment Programme (UNDP), the Food and 
Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the 
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). 
9. Switzerland supports various bilateral and multilate ral projects in order to promote investment 
as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of trade.  In investment promotion, the incentives of the 
Swiss ODA Programme aim at mobilizing private capital, know-how and technologies to strengthen 
the financial intermediation system in LDCs as well as transferring know-how and technology to 
foster investments or joint ventures.  Concerning trade promotion, Switzerland cooperates mostly with 
other bilateral or multilateral agencies.  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  IV. INSTRUMENTS FOR THE PROMOTION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
10. One of the main goals of Switzerland's ec onomic and trade-rela ted cooperation with 
developing and transitional countries is the transf er of modern technology and of capital to these 
countries, to better enable them to upgrade thei r production facilities to the requirements of world 
markets and to become more competitive in the globa l economy.  The promotion of investment and of 
cooperation agreements between the private sectors in the North, South and East is an important 
instrument of development policy, which is pr imarily intended to help these countries reach a 
sustainable level of development. 
A. SUPPORT OF PRIVATE -SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN LDC S 
11. Switzerland promotes technology transfer to LD Cs by supporting small and medium-sized 
enterprises (SMEs) in several ways.  For instance,  it provides localized technical support for SMEs 
domiciled in LDCs such as Bangladesh, Benin and Mali.  In Bangladesh, Switzerland spends about 
Sw F 13 million annually for development projects, part of which on techni cal and financial support 
for SMEs. 
12. Switzerland also encourages Swiss SMEs to inv est in LDCs in order to enhance technology 
transfer to LDCs. The SECO start-up fund is a loan in strument established by the State Secretariat for 
Economic Affairs SECO in 1997.  The administration of the fund is delegated to FINANCEcontact in 
Zurich. This fund promotes private sector investment projects in countries with economies under development or in transition, including LDCs.  Th e projects must be commercially viable and meet 
recognised environmental and social standards. Investments in developing and transition economies 
involve business risks beyond those ge nerally encountered in Western countries.  The aim of the start-
up fund is to share financing and risks with the investor.  It does so by co-financing the initial 
investment phase.  Financing by the start-up fund is in  the form of a loan that must be repaid within 
five years. The SECO start-up fund aims at enabli ng the transfer of capital, technological know-how 
and managerial expertise through this process.  The start-up fund has actively supported SME 
activities in LDCs or countries in transition throug h more than 40 projects, such as mango processing 
in Burkina Faso or coffee processing in Zambia. 
13. Technology transfer to LDCs is also provide d by Swiss charitable institutions which are 
incentivized under tax exemption schemes established by the Swi ss Government.  The Novartis 
Foundation for Sustainable Development may serve as just one example of a Swiss institution to which the tax incentives apply and which is enga ged in technology transfer to LDCs (see 
www.novartisfoundation.org).  The Foundation not only supplies a large amount of cost free 
medicines to many LDCs, but it also runs various  public health related projects, including local 
training to promote Integrated Management of Ch ildhood Illness, training and supportive supervision 
of health personnel and the provision of training infrastructure. 
14. Switzerland is one of the investors in the Fonds de Garantie des Investissements Privés en 
Afrique de l'Ouest (Fonds GARI ).  The goal of this fund is to facilitate access of private enterprises to 
loans by guaranteeing the risks for such operations .  The fund provides guarantees to enterprises 
active in industrial manufacturing, agro-industry, fishery, mining, tourism, agriculture and services.  Those eligible to draw from the fund are enterpri ses from, among others, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape 
Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Li beria, Mali, Niger and Sierra Leone. 
15. Switzerland granted Sw F 5.4 million to the A frican Project Development Facility (APDF), 
Sw F 4.2 million to the Mozambique SME Initiativ e, and Sw F 5.4 million to the Mekong Project 
Development Facility.  All three facilities assist SMEs  in a variety of areas such as business planning, 
identifying potential lenders or investors, mark eting strategy, technical and operational assistance, 
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  are the enterprises in LDCs in Sub-Saharan Afri ca and Mekong (including Lao People's Democratic 
Republic and Cambodia) regions.   
16. Finally, the Swiss Government also provides l ong-term financing for sm all and medium-sized 
enterprises in LDCs through private equity fund invest ments.  These funds provide equity investments 
for SMEs in the target countries and combine th e investment with a broad range of technical 
assistance to the beneficiary comp anies such as skill development, improvements in financial and 
accounting systems, assisting in marketing and distribution, risk assessment and implementing information technology systems.  Examples include the Aureos East Africa Fund (Sw F 8.4 million), 
the Ghana Fidelity Fund (Sw F 4.8 million), the A frican Infrastructure Fund (Sw F 12 million), the 
Mekong Enterprise Fund (Sw F 3.6 million), and the Vietnam Equity Fund (Sw F 3.6 million). 
B. C
OMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF LDC S COMPANIES IN SWITZERLAND AND OTHER 
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  
17. With its "Swiss Import Promotion Programme" (SIPPO), Switzerland supports commercial 
establishment of companies from LDCs  in Switzerland or other industrialized countries.  By its trade 
promotion activities, SIPPO helps SMEs in deve loping countries and countries in transition to 
improve their market access to Switzerland and the European Union.  It also assists Swiss importers 
find new products and sources.  For example, as a result of the partnership between the SIPPO and 
Bangladesh, products from Bangladesh benefit fr om improved market access in Switzerland.  
Additionally, in order to promote consumer awareness for such products, Switzerland provides 
services such as marketing consultancy, business pa rtner search, training in export marketing and 
support for participation in trade fairs to companies domiciled in LDCs. 
C. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPORT RISK GUARANTEES  
18. Switzerland also provides non-reimbursable financial assistance (grants) to LDCs for the 
construction, rehabilitation or extension of infrastru cture in LDCs.  The Swiss grant contribution to 
these projects also covers transfer of technology, consulting services for project implementation, as 
well as expertise for institutional (managerial) reforms and sector reforms.  A special focus is given to 
the establishment of public private partnerships for infrastructure services. 
19. The Swiss Export Risk Guarantee Agency (ERGA) provides a system of export risk 
guarantees for goods and services destined for LDCs.  Export risk guarantees facilitate exports to 
LDCs and ensure a constant technology transfer. 
D. TRADE AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION  
20. Switzerland focuses on promoting the transfer of environmentally sound technologies.  A 
comprehensive programme for the establishment of so-called "Cleaner Production Centres" was set 
up.  The aim of the centres is to offer private comp anies and the public sector in LDCs a wide range 
of services including general information, in-plant  assessments, workshops, demonstration projects, 
capacity-building and support for the preparation of  bankable projects.  The Centres provide these 
services with the support of Swiss and other deve loped country Members' technical institutes, 
universities and industries.  Two four-year progra mmes for US$1 million each have been established 
in this field with Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic. 
21. Switzerland also supports programmes in the fi eld of energy efficiency, which aim at 
mitigating CO 2 emissions globally and controlling air pollution locally.  These projects are related to 
the traffic and transportation sector and to small a nd medium-sized industries (e.g. foundry, glass, and 
brick industries).  The main objective is to strengt hen local partners (capacity-building) and to pool 
international expertise in order to develop locally  adequate solutions (technology packages).  These  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  pilot programmes are then evaluated, documented and disseminated at the national level.  In addition, 
Switzerland supports transfer of know-how, training and infrastructure in the field of environment 
monitoring and chemicals management. 
22. Recognizing that the Kyoto Mechanisms (Joint Implementation, Clean Development 
Mechanism and International Emission Trading) can  facilitate greenhouse gas emissions reduction in 
non-Annex I countries by providing financial incentiv es for Annex I investment in climate protection 
projects outside their national borders, Switzerland and the World Bank jointly launched the National 
Strategy Study Programme in September 1997.  The aim of the Programme was to assist non-Annex I countries in defining their negotiating positions and to develop national strategies regarding these 
emerging international market incentive instrument s, which will facilitate technology transfer to 
developing and transition countries, including LDCs. 
23. By specific trade facilitation programmes, Switz erland promotes the integration of LDCs in 
the global economy.  Mozambique has been supporte d to enhance the competitiveness of its selected 
major agro-products such as cashew nuts, fruits and vegetables and to achieve international standards 
such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Contro l Point) or EUREPGAP (Euro-Retailer Produce 
Working Group - Good Agricultural Practice).  Releva nt ministries and state agencies in Mozambique 
get on-the-job training to define  a national cotton-processing strategy.  The programme with Tanzania 
includes export development of specialty coffee a nd cashew nuts and aims at improving the country's 
quality infrastructure (e.g. the Tanzanian Bureau of Standards;  Weights and Measure Agency;  
Tanzania Food and Drug Authority) to assure complia nce with international technical barriers to trade 
and sanitary and phytosanitary measures system requirements. 
E. T
RAINING  
24. Another important focus of Swiss know-how transfer activities is the teaching of personnel 
from LDCs.  Capacity-building is an important part of  every technology transfer project.  In addition, 
Switzerland is carrying out training programmes specifi cally to benefit LDCs.  For example, qualified 
applicants from LDCs regularly attend an intell ectual property training course normally held every 
year for three months in three successive places:  first at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, then at 
the " Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle " in Strasbourg and finally at the 
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in Berne. 
25. The Swiss Tropical Institute offers a postgradua te diploma course entitled "Health Care and 
Management in Tropical Countries".  More than half of the participants in this course regularly come 
from LDCs.  Their participation is possible thanks to the scholarships offered by the 
Swiss Government. 
F. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES  
26. Another kind of technology transfer, which Sw itzerland engages in, is collaborating with 
international organizations and/or with LDCs directly in research, particularly in the public health 
domain.  For example, the Swiss Tropical Institute  and other Swiss institutions provide advice and 
assistance to WHO for its "Roll-Back Malaria" pr ogramme.  The programme aims at halving the 
world's malaria burden by the year 2010. 
G. OTHER INSTRUMENTS  
27. In addition to the activities mentioned ab ove, Switzerland has also engaged in 
capacity-building in and technology transfer to developing and least-developed countries according to 
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its provisions on access and benefit-sharing.  
Switzerland is also supporting the BioTrade Initiativ e of the United Nations Conference on Trade and IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  Development, which shall promote trade and inv estments in products and services derived from the 
sustainable use of biodiversity. 
V. DOMAINS OF SWISS TECHNOL OGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES 
28. Switzerland promotes technology transfer in domains that are of highest importance to the 
LDCs.  Specifically, the Swiss Govern ment fosters technology transfer to LDCs in the fields of public 
health, drinking water supply, agriculture, food i ndustry, machine industry, textiles, chemical 
industry, ecotechnology and intellectual property prot ection.  For an overview of ongoing projects, 
see Annex I and II. 
29. Switzerland also promotes and incentivizes technol ogy transfer to LDCs in domains in which 
it has special expertise.  These include the mach ine industry as well as the manufacturing of precision 
instruments and chemical products.  The promotion of  transfer of environmentally sound technologies 
to LDCs is another domain in wh ich Switzerland is active.  Here, the goal is to transfer both 
knowledge and methods that help  meet environmental standard s.  These programmes focus 
particularly on technology transfer in the metal, paper, cement, food and textile industry.  Further, 
Switzerland supports the transfer of technologies in the field of renewable energies through its 
platform "Renewable Energy Promotion in International Co-operation (REPIC)". 
30. In the public health sector, the Swiss Govern ment encourages technology transfer between 
Switzerland and other LDCs in various ways incl uding research funding, consulting and assistance.  
Switzerland spends about Sw F 35 million annually on technolog y transfer to Mozambique, 
particularly in the domains of public health and sustainable water supply. 
31. Finally, Switzerland offers LDCs assistance in pr eparing and enforcing laws on the protection 
of intellectual property rights.  It also supports th e LDCs domestic offices executing these tasks.  The 
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property offe rs state-of-the-art searches free of charge for 
LDCs, and, by doing so, encourages innovative enterp rises and industries in LDCs to use the patent 
system, to benefit from the information which can be gathered through this system as well as to protect their own inventions, encouraging thereby the building of technological capacity in LDCs.  
Switzerland is also actively involved in the exchan ge of information regarding the protection and 
administration of intellectual property rights with LDCs. 
VI.  CONCLUDING REMARKS 
32. In conclusion, Switzerland would like to confir m again its commitment to actively engage in 
the provision of incentives for an enhanced tec hnology transfer to LDCs and its willingness to 
continuously improve its activities in  this regard.  The definition of the terms ‘technology transfer’, 
‘incentive’ and ‘LDC’ in the context of implemen tation by developed WTO Members of Article 66.2 
of the TRIPS Agreement, as well as the question of what exactly should be included in the Members’ 
relevant reports to the TRIPS Council, have been  controversial, both insi de and outside the WTO 
TRIPS Council.  Suggestions as to how the format and content of the reports  could be improved and 
what should be done to further develop specifi c incentives promoting and encouraging technology 
transfer to LDCs are under review.  
33. As set out above (I.3.), Switzerland believes that the subject of technology transfer and the 
measures taken to incentivize them must be regarded in the wider context of governmental and private 
engagements aimed to build local capacity and fost er sustainable development in LDCs.  The term 
‘technology transfer’ should not be reduced to isol ated cases of transfer of technical equipment and 
machinery.  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  34. After two consecutive years of updated reports in 2007 and 2008, Switzerland will take the 
occasion of the new report, which shall be submitte d in October 2009, to review both the current 
format of its report and the wider context of tec hnology transfers to LDCs in the light of these 
ongoing discussions.  
35. It should always be kept in mind though that government incentives to provide technology 
transfer to third countries are only one of many factors relevant for companies' decisions on where to 
direct their foreign investments and transfer their technology.  Some of the other decisive factors are 
favourable overall macroeconomic and microeconomic terms and c onditions, a safe legal framework, 
(including adequate protection of intellectual prope rty rights, an accountable judicial system and a 
well-functioning government administration) and mark et potential at the national level in a third 
country.  These factors are often directly related to the level of development in a specific country.  
Multilateral initiatives to relieve countries of heavy debts along with effective national policies for 
poverty alleviation and sustainable development both enable LDCs to actively participate in 
technology transfer and capacity-building initiati ves under Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement. IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  ANNEX I - SWISS INCENTIVES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN LDCS BY 
COUNTRY AND PROJECT 
 
Comment:  The activities supported by the Swiss governme nt embrace projects at the bilateral, 
regional and multilateral levels.  
Country Field  Knowledge/ 
Technology  Mechanism  Annual budget 
approx.  
Bangladesh Water and 
sanitation (Public health) Prevention and 
treatment of infectious diseases Backstopping by 
University of Bern Sw F 40,000  
Bangladesh Water and 
sanitation (Public health) Arsenic mitigation in 
water;  Arsenic free water harvesting 
technologies by 
Skad Consulting, Switzerland;  test kits by the Swiss Federal Institute of Acquatic 
Science and 
Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland Local adaptation of 
technologies with support from 
Skat Consulting and 
EAWAG. Research in Switzerland in collaboration with Bangladeshi partners Sw F 70,000 
Burkina Faso Waste water Technology and 
Know-how in waste water management, 
by the Swiss Federal 
Institute of Technology, Lausanne Training courses in 
Lausanne;   participation of 
consultants in 
programme in the country  Sw F 1,160,000 
Benin Health Prevention of Malaria 
Impregnated mosquito nets UNDP/ Swiss Tropical 
Institute, Basle Sw F 1,000,000 
Burkina Faso Water and 
environment (Waste) Water 
management, by 
Swiss Federal 
Institute of Technology, Lausanne Education of engineers 
and technicians, in 
Switzerland and 
Burkina Faso Sw F 1,000,000 
Cambodia Industry / 
Environment Cleaner Production: 
Identification and implementation of Environmentally 
Sound Technologies Training of consultants, 
company assessments, together with UNIDO and experts from NCPC 
Vietnam (south-south) Sw F 960’000 
Lao PDR Industry / 
Environment Cleaner Production: 
Identification and implementation of Environmentally Sound Technologies Training of consultants, 
company assessments, together with UNIDO and experts from NCPC Vietnam (south-south) Sw F 890’000 
Lao PDR Agriculture  
(Lowland irrigated rice) Irrigation research 
and extension Irrigated Rice Research 
Consortium (regional platform) Sw F 300'000 
(Lao PDR component)  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  Country Field  Knowledge/ 
Technology  Mechanism  Annual budget 
approx.  
Madagascar Rural 
development Participatory 
bottom-up approaches (know how and 
expertise) by 
Intercooperation, Switzerland Consultancy project 
management Sw F 3,500,000 
Madagascar Energy supply Wind energy Equipment and training, 
under Swiss platform for renewable energy promotion (REPIC) Sw F 50,000 
Mali Vocational 
training Know-how in school 
management, 
curricula 
development, particular professional know-how by Swisscontact Development of 
vocational training 
centres in Burkina Faso;  
support to association of handicraft groups;  consultants work with national staff;   project management by 
Swisscontact Sw F 1,000,000 
Mali Promotion of 
trade in organic 
cotton Marketing knowledge 
Establishment of 
direct links between producers in Mali and importers in Switzerland Consultants work with 
the marketing boards 
and with local producers; development of locally produced, natural pesticedes. Sw F 1,000,000 
Mozambique Health system Community based 
care, by Solidarmed, 
Switzerland Consultancy, 
backstopping Sw F 500,000 
Mozambique Rural 
development Reorientation of rural 
development based 
on private initiatives  Implemented by 
Helvetas, backstopping 
by Center for Development and Environment (Bern University) Sw F 3,000,000 
Mozambique Health system Setup of anti-
retroviral-treatment 
programme, capacity 
building, by 
Médecins Sans 
Frontières , 
Switzerland Consultancy, 
backstopping Sw F 700,000 
Mozambique Governance Decentralisation – 
support to local 
administrative 
structures Bern University, 
backstopping Sw F 1,200,000 
Mozambique Trade 
Facilitation Enhancing 
competitiveness in cashew nuts, fruits and vegetables Consultancy Sw F 200,000 IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  Country Field  Knowledge/ 
Technology  Mechanism  Annual budget 
approx.  
Mozambique Trade policy Definition of a 
national strategy on cotton-processing Consultancy Sw F 200,000 
Mozambique Trade 
Facilitacion Enhancing the Food 
Safety and Quality Assurance system UNIDO Sw F 2,700,000 
Nepal Energy Improve energy 
efficiency in the brick 
sector by technology 
transfers Implemented by 
Skat Consulting, 
Switzerland Sw F 770,000 
Niger Rural 
development Establishment of 
funds for local investments in rural development, by 
Association suisse 
pour le service aux 
régions et aux 
communes (SEREC) , 
Switzerland Consultants work with 
local staff and population Sw F 2,500,000 
Tanzania Water supply 
and sanitation Efficient water 
production and distribution;   
transfer of state of the 
art water treatment equipment; improvement of managerial capacities  Assistance in setting up 
a Public Private Partnership (build, lease, 
operate);  financing of 
equipment;  improvement of maintenance planning;  financial and investment planning through a 
service contract Sw F1 
4,800,000 
Tanzania Health Reform of health 
system in city of 
Dar es Salaam;  Prevention of tropical diseases (Malaria);  technologies and 
expertise by the 
Swiss Tropical Institute, Basle, Switzerland Training courses in 
Basel; 
consultancy, backstopping Sw F 6,000,000 
Tanzania Transportation 
infrastructure Construction of 
bridges and roads;  technologies and 
know-how by ITECO 
Engineering Ltd., Switzerland ITECO staff in 
Tanzania, consultancy Sw F 2,000,000 
Tanzania Trade 
Facilitation Export development 
of specialty coffee and cashew nuts Consultancy, 
backstopping Sw F 600,000  IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  Country Field  Knowledge/ 
Technology  Mechanism  Annual budget 
approx.  
Tanzania Quality 
infrastructure Assure compliance 
with TBT/SPS system requirements Consultancy, 
backstopping Sw F 800,000 IP/C/W/519/Add.4 
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  ANNEX II - RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP OF SNSF WITH LDCS 
After a first call for projects in 1999, the progr amme "Research Partners hips with Developing 
Countries" of the Swiss National Science F oundation (SNSF) and the Federal Agency for 
Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been rene wed in 2004.  The SNSF and the SDC jointly 
assessed the proposals for scientific value and releva nce to development and for compliance with the 
requirements of a true research partnership.  The research projects started in October 2005 for a 
duration of three years.  The following partne rships with LDC institu tions were approved: 
 
Approved research partnerships with LDCs (as of September 2005) 
 
Country Field  Swiss Partner  Principal 
Partner  Project 
budget  
Democratic 
Republic of Congo Nutrient cycling and methane 
production in Lake Kivu. Department of 
Limnology, Swiss Federal Institute of 
Aquatic Science 
and Technology (EAWAG), Switzerland Institut 
supérieur Pédagogique 
de Bukavu Sw F 326,430 
Cameroon Taxonomy and biology of jumping 
plant lice ( Hemiptera psyllodidea ) 
of Cameroon, including pests of cultivated plants and forest timber and strategies for an integrated 
pest management. Natural History 
Museum, Basel, Switzerland University of 
Yaoundé Laboratory of Zoology Sw F 90,000 
Lao PDR Food-borne trematodiasis:  role in 
hepatobiliar and intestinal morbidity and risk patterns for infection in ecological and socio-
economic distinct settings of 
Southeast Asia. Swiss Tropical 
Institute, Basel, Switzerland National 
Institute of Public Health, Vientiane Sw F 447,890 
Mali Vulnerability and new 
competences:  The double challenge for young people and 
the institutions of Mali.   Laboratory of 
Economic and Social 
Demography, 
University of Geneva Institut 
supérieur de formation 
appliquée 
Université de Bamako Sw F 237,300 
Senegal Use of waste in urban agriculture 
in the Dakar area, Senegal:  an 
interdisciplinary study towards 
sustainability. Faculty of Earth 
Sciences and 
Environment 
University of Lausanne Institut 
fondamental 
d'Afrique 
noire Université C.A. Diop,  
Dakar Sw F 374,740 
Tanzania Understanding and improving 
malaria diagnosis in health facilities in Dar es Salaam. Swiss Tropical 
Institute, Basel Dar es Salaam 
City Medical Office Sw F 517,860 
 
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